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Chrissy · Guest

I'm setting up a home studio on very little $$$ in my apartment. I don't have a closet type space, and would be using a corner in my small livingroom. I'm wondering if this equipment would be suitable, good sound quality etc.

Does anyone have any comments or use this setup?

http://stonevoiceovers.com/Steve%20Stone%20Voice%20Overs%20-%20StoneBooth%20In%20A%20Bag.html
http://stonevoiceovers.com/Steve%20Stone%20Voice%20Overs%20-%20StoneBooth%20In%20A%20Bag%

thanks,
chrissy

Hart · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:03 pm Post subject:

It's very nice looking and VERY expensive. I'm sure Steve is a good guy and I love his voice work but you can build your own version of this for much cheaper.

Read this thread:

http://www.vo-bb.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=814&highlight=box

Mine's ugly but you could make it look much better without much effort at all. Just a thought. Here's the foam you need: http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.asp?ItemID=27912
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richgates · Guest

I wrote about this very topic on my blog when I was following Harlan Hogan's portable booth article. I have updated links to the stuff I used. You can read it here.

Hart · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:43 pm Post subject:

rich,

nice article! You have to dig a little, but you can find 12 x 12 pieces, 24 x 24 pieces, and 24 x 48 pieces of Auralex or Sonex at various places so you don't have to spend so much on it.

I've been meaning to reconfigure mine to make it more "portable" but haven't gotten around to it since I haven't used it in forever. But we're going on vacation in April so I guess I better get to it.
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kgenus

Hart · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject:

Kevin,

You are probably right, I'm sure it works very well. But it's $1,244.00.

If you're using a MKH416 or a U87 run through a high end preamp it may very well be worth the investment. Having not tried one I don't know.

But I would suggest that if your signal path costs less than the booth in a bag then a home brew version will work for you perfectly and you'll never notice the difference as long as you use quality foam and materials.

I certainly didn't mean to belittle Steve, Gretch-Ken, or the product and I apologize if I came across that way.

You got me thinking. It would be great fun to do a sort of A/B test with all the stuff we've come up with. Las Vegas would be a perfect place to do it. Another reason I wish I was going.

But it would be cool to do a shoot out with Steve's booth in a bag, perhaps the SE reflexion filter, a homemade box or two ala Harlan Hogan/Douglas Spotted Eagle, and perhaps a hotel closet lined with blankets.
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